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  Word Explanations moisture, audio-, hyperopia, CSF, diaphragm, mass number, spectator ion, race, vomit, resuscitate


   
Explanation of moisture (noun)
form: no plural

humidity; condition that should be avoiced when storing drugs or medications

Sample of moisture
As the CO 2 was released it reacted with moisture in the soil to form carbonic acid, and the acid attacked the soil to release the supply of nutrients.



   
Explanation of audio- (preffix)
hearing or sound

Sample of audio-
An audiometer tests hearing.



   
Explanation of hyperopia (noun)
form: no plural

medical condition of long sightedness

Sample of hyperopia
In hyperopia distant objects can be seen clearly whilst close objects are blurred.



   
Explanation of CSF (abbreviation, acronym)
cerebrospinal fluid

clear fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Sample of CSF
The CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) is contained in the subarachnoid space and moves in the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.



   
Explanation of diaphragm (noun)
form plural: diaphragms

muscle separating abdomen from thorax

Sample of diaphragm
The diaphragm plays an important role in breathing.
Diabetic subjects and their first degree relatives form a suitable population in which to examine the relation between birth weight and the development of impaired glucose tolerance and non-insulin dependent diabetes.



   
Explanation of mass number (noun)
form plural: mass numbers

the mathematical value of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus

Sample of mass number
Nitrogen has a mass number of 14.



   
Explanation of spectator ion (noun)
form plural: spectator ions

electrically charged atom which is present in a solution but does not take part in a reaction

Sample of spectator ion
Spectator ions may not be written in a chemical equation.



   
Explanation of race (noun)
form plural: races

humans considered as a group, breed or strain

Sample of race
The human race may eventually die out.



   
Explanation of vomit (noun)
form: no plural

the contents of the stomach that are brought up from the stomach

Sample of vomit
There was blood in his vomit.
When you have an operation these days that's lasting anything more than just er a couple of minutes or so, they will insert down your windpipe an endotracheal airway, which is a tube that goes down into your windpipe to seal into the windpipe, so if you vomit, for example, no vomit can down round that tube.



   
Explanation of resuscitate (verb)
forms: resuscitated; resuscitated; resuscitating

to bring back to life

Sample of resuscitate
The patient collapsed but was successfully resuscitated.



  Explain the words moisture, audio-, hyperopia, CSF, diaphragm, mass number, spectator ion, race, vomit, resuscitate

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